“One of the biggest faux pas that business leaders can make is pitching to a reporter or media outlet without actually making an effort to learn more about them and what they often write about. With more creative freedom/easy-to-work-with format/relatability, these forms of coverage can be distributed and re-shared quickly/easily and cater to a narrow target audience with a more personal touch.” Pitching without taking the time to personalize.Įden Cheng, Co-Founder at PeopleFinderFree: Since they are less guarded by regulation, they also tend to be more attractive because of ease of shareability. It is important to adapt to the emerging trends today but the damage created by being tone deaf in any way cannot to be underestimated by diluting your brand. “Don’t let controversial company leaders defend bad behavior/business practices/weigh in on current events on social media. Paige Arnof-Fenn, Founder & CEO of Mavens & Moguls:
Remember, in order for any campaign to be successful, you must first be willing to invest in it in both time and money.” Careless statements in personal social media. This faux paus can be avoided by clearly identifying and allocating a solid budget for how your business plans to use PR services.
It’s not a sales pitch, you must invest in your PR and reputation management if you want your business to be recognized and to grow beyond your personal network. “One common faux pas is penny pinching when it comes to your business PR.
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Learn from these tips on how to prepare for a successful PR campaign: Penny pinching.īrandi Sims, Founder & CEO of Brandinc PR: A public relations faux pas can happen to anyone, although there are some more common faux pas that you may not be aware of. We asked our PR and growth experts to advise entrepreneurs on embarrassing PR faux pas they’re better off not committing. Language exchange 2 (streettalksavvy.PRontheGO: 11 Embarrassing Public Relations Faux Pas You Better Not Make.I’m sure you there are more of you out there with some great anecdotes. It’s easy enough to make the mistakes and give a laugh you will always remember. language exchange with a sealĪnd on the internet I remember reading a story about a person in Germany who through mispronunciation ordered, ‘silly sausage’ and ‘leather cheese’ Bloedwurst and Lederkäse. I remember an acquaintance who once lived in Switzerland tell me she mispronounced feet in German and told them she had two left pussies (female genitals). So ‘Repollo’ became Re-Chicken instead of cabbage. I have also heard of some other great ones where a Spanish native decided to translate ‘cabbage’ from Spanish directly to English. One time in McDonalds in Toulouse, France I had trouble with a possible Russian speaking French when ordering, and had to change my English pronunciation of English words, to something more French and then he understood me straight away “Je voudrais un McMonoo McBackonn” I want a McBacon Menu. One time I told a girl I was a nudist “Je suis un naturiste” and straight away I realised my error that a naturist is a false friend in French and quickly corrected myself, basically saying that I like nature “J’aime la nature” instead, and I was forgiven. After the consult my cousin, he provided me with a word “conservateur” that sounded adequate and when I change the word, everyone seemed pleased more so about my improvement with my French.įrench has also provided me with a great source of delight. So we essentially were putting condoms in the wine. To clarify the situation in French preservatifs= condoms. So I consulted with my cousin a French native speaker, what I should have said. In French I said we put preservatives in the wine. I’m not a wine conoisseur and simply repeated something I’d read in the newspaper about how Australian wines, achieve a taste that makes it more popular with wine savvy people. Portuguese Slang- Romance and Pick Up LinesĪnother time in France, I was at a formal meal, and some other guests asked me a question about Australian wines.Polish Slang- Romance and Pick Up Lines.Polish Slang- Greetings and Salutations.Italian Slang- Romance and Pick Up Lines.Italian Slang- Get Things Off Your Chest.Dutch Slang-Sayings and Tongue Twisters.Croatian Slang- Romance and Pick Up Lines.German Slang- Get Things Off Your Chest.German Slang- Romance and Pick Up Lines.French Slang- Romance and Pick Up Lines.Spanish Slang- Spanish Nicknames of People and Cities.English Slang- Inhabitants of British Cities.Australian Slang- Favourite Aussie Songs.English Slang- Romance and Pick Up Lines.